Millionaire Teacher Invests $21,000 In U.S. Stock Index
#InvestingIn my last post under the heading, Andrew’s Money,I explained why I was investing $20,000 in Canadian bonds at the beginning of September,…
Blood Doping And Value Averaging
#InvestingIn this Globe and Mail article, I likened Blood Doping (a strategy Lance Armstrong used during the Tour de France) to a contrarian investment strategy called…
Believe It: Cryptozoology is a Poor Investment Strategy
#InvestingSome people believe in the Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot, while others cling to the notion that they can beat the market if they find just…
Confessions of a Value Investor
#InvestingI’ll admit, I used to be a value investor. I bought cheap individual stocks with half of my portfolio, while indexing the other half. Despite…
Building A Low Cost Indexed Portfolio For Canadians
#Investing #Expat InvestingIn the Globe and Mail I wrote an article about how to build a portfolio of low cost indexes. It was geared towards Canadians, but the…
Millionaire Teacher Adds $20,000 to Canadian Bond Index
#InvestingI’ve decided to show readers what I’m buying and when, hoping that it helps the average person understand how to think about stock and…
Women Investors Beat Men in Good Times and Bad
#Financial Literacy #InvestingYou’re driving to the lake this summer when you see a horrific single-car accident. Is the driver more likely to be male or female? Most…
Couch Potatoes Crush Hedge Funds
#InvestingEver been jealous of the extremely wealthy people who qualify to invest in hedge funds? Don’t be. The joke is entirely on them. They might…
Do You Have An Interest In High Foreign Cash Yields?
#InvestingInvesting in U.S. bonds is like trying to catch rain water in the Sahara. You’re thirsty for some kind of cash yield, but with…
Is Forex Trading Foolish?
#Investing #Expat InvestingCurrency trading, if you believe the online promotional promise, is a way to a fast, easy fortune. But it’s a gamble with pathetically low odds…